HEALTH EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS July, 1998 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Health Education Standards 2 HEALTH EDUCATION VISION CONTENT STANDARDS Applied Health Concepts Accessing Information Health Behaviors Influences Goal Setting and Decision-making Social Skills Health Advocacy Health education is that continuum of learning experiences which enables people, as individuals and as members of social structures, to make informed decisions, modify behaviors, and change social conditions, in ways which are health enhancing. Students learn to obtain, interpret, and apply health information and services in ways that protect and promote personal, family, and community health. A health educated person will be able to: • apply health promotion and disease prevention concepts and principles to personal, family, and community health issues; • assess, achieve, and maintain health enhancing behaviors throughout life; • identify and manage controllable health risks; • respect and promote the health of others; and • select, access, and use health services, products, and information. All students will: 1. apply health promotion and disease prevention concepts and principles to personal, family, and community health issues; 2. access valid health information and appropriate health promoting products and services; 3. practice health enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks; 4. analyze the influence of cultural beliefs, media, and technology on health; 5. use goal setting and decision-making skills to enhance health; 6. demonstrate effective interpersonal communication and other social skills which enhance health; and 7. demonstrate advocacy skills for enhanced personal, family, and community health. Health Education Standards 3 HEALTH EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS AND DRAFT BENCHMARKS Applied Health Concepts Content Standard 1: All students will apply health promotion and disease prevention concepts and principles to personal, family, and community health issues. Elementary Middle School High School C Describe the basic structure and functions of the human body systems. C Recognize that personal health behaviors influence an individual’s well being. C Identify indicators of mental, emotional, social, and physical health during childhood. C Describe how health is influenced by the interaction of body systems. C Explain the relationship between positive health behaviors and the prevention of injury, illness, disease, and other health problems. C Describe the interrelationship of physical, intellectual, emotional, and social health during adolescence. C Explain the impact of personal health behaviors on the functioning of body systems. C Analyze how behavior can impact health maintenance and disease prevention. C Describe the interrelationships of physical, intellectual, emotional, and social health during childhood. C Describe how the family influences the health of individuals. C Describe how physical, social, and emotional environments influence personal health. C Describe how the family and peers influence the health of individuals. C Analyze how heredity, environment, and personal health are related. C Analyze how the family, peers, and the community influence the health of individuals. C Analyze how the environment influences the health of people in a community. Health Education Standards 4 Applied Health Concepts (cont.) C Identify the most common health problems of children. C Identify health problems that should be detected and treated early. C Recognize that most injuries and illnesses can be prevented or treated. C Describe ways to reduce risks related to adolescent health problems. C Recognize that most causes of premature health problems can be prevented by positive health practices and appropriate health care. C Analyze the risks of potential health problems during adulthood. C Analyze the role of public health policies and laws in the prevention and control of disease and other health problems. C Chronicle the historical impact of disease and other health problems on contemporary health practices. C Describe how the prevention and control of health problems are influenced by research and medical advances. Health Education Standards 5 Accessing Information Services Content Standard 2: All students will access valid health information and appropriate health promoting products and services. Elementary C Identify characteristics of valid health information and health promoting products and services. C Demonstrate the ability to locate resources from the home, school, and community that provide valid health information. C Explain how media influences the selection of health information, products, and services. Middle School C Analyze the validity of health information, products, and services. C Demonstrate the ability to utilize resources from the home, school, and community that provide accurate health information. C Analyze how media influences the selection of health information and products. High School C Evaluate the validity of health information, products, and services. C Demonstrate the ability to evaluate resources from the home, school, and community that provide accurate health information. C Evaluate factors that influence personal selection of health products and services. C Demonstrate the ability to locate school and community health helpers. C Synthesize accurate information from a variety of sources regarding a community health issue. C Compare the costs and validity of health products. C Describe situations requiring professional health services. C Analyze the cost and accessibility of health care services. C Demonstrate the ability to access school and community health services for self and others. Health Education Standards 6 Health Behaviors Content Standard 3: All students will practice health enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks. Elementary C Identify responsible health behaviors. C Compare behaviors that are safe to those that are risky or harmful. C Demonstrate strategies to positively manage stress. C Demonstrate strategies to improve or maintain personal health. C Demonstrate ways to avoid threatening situations and reduce conflict. C Demonstrate injury prevention and management strategies. Middle School C Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health behaviors. C Distinguish between safe, risky, and harmful behaviors in relationships. C Demonstrate strategies to positively manage stress. C Demonstrate ways to avoid threatening situations and reduce conflict. C Demonstrate strategies to improve personal and family health. C Develop injury prevention and management strategies for personal and family health. C Analyze a personal health assessment to determine health strengths and risks. High School C Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health. C Analyze the short-term and long-term consequences of safe, risky, and harmful behaviors. C Demonstrate strategies to positively manage stress. C Evaluate a personal health assessment to determine strategies for health enhancement and risk reduction. C Develop strategies to improve personal, family, and community health. C Demonstrate ways to avoid threatening situations and reduce conflict. Health Education Standards 7 Influences Content Standard 4: All students will analyze the influence of cultural beliefs, media, and technology on health. Elementary C Describe how culture influences personal health practices. C Explain how the media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors. C Describe ways technology can influence personal health. C Explain how information from school and family influences health. Middle School C Describe the influence of cultural beliefs on health behaviors and the use of health services. C Describe how messages from media and other sources influence health behaviors. C Analyze the influence of technology on personal and family health. C Analyze how information from peers influences health. High School C Analyze how cultural diversity enriches and challenges health behaviors. C Evaluate the effect of media and other factors on personal, family, and community health. C Evaluate the impact of technology on personal, family and community health. C Analyze how information from the community influences health. C Demonstrate the ability to use computer technology to locate health information. Health Education Standards 8 Goal Setting and Decision Making Content Standard 5: All students will use goal setting and decision-making skills to enhance health. Elementary C Predict outcomes of positive health decisions. C Demonstrate the ability to apply a decision making/problem solving process to health issues and problems. C Demonstrate the ability to ask for assistance when making health-related decisions and setting health goals. C Recognize the impact family, school, and community members have on making health-related decisions. C Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement. Middle School C Demonstrate the ability to apply a decision making process to health issues and problems individually and collaboratively. C Demonstrate the ability to ask for assistance when making health-related decisions. C Analyze the role of individual, family, community, and cultural values when making health- related decisions. C Explain how decisions regarding health behaviors have consequences on self and others. C Describe how personal health goals are influenced by changing information, abilities, priorities, and responsibilities. C Apply strategies and skills needed to attain personal health goals. High School C Demonstrate the ability to utilize various strategies when making decisions related to health needs of young adults. C Implement and evaluate a plan for achieving a personal health goal. C Demonstrate the ability to ask for assistance when making health-related decisions. C Analyze health issues that require collaborative decision making. C Predict the immediate and long term impact of health decisions on the individual, family, community, and the environment. C Evaluate their (students’) ability to make health decisions. Health Education Standards 9 Social Skills Content Standard 6: All students will demonstrate effective interpersonal communication and other social skills which enhance health. Elementary C Distinguish between verbal and nonverbal communication. C Describe characteristics needed to be a responsible friend and family member. Middle School C Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills. C Describe how the behavior of family and peers affects interpersonal communication. High School C Demonstrate skills for communicating effectively with family, peers, and others. C Demonstrate how support and respect for family members of all ages can be communicated. C Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings. C Demonstrate ways to communicate care, consideration, empathy, and respect for self and others. C Demonstrate attentive listening skills. C Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to enhance health. C Differentiate between negative and positive behaviors used in conflict situations. C Demonstrate non-violent strategies to resolve conflicts. C Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings. C Demonstrate ways to communicate care, consideration, empathy, and respect for self and others. C Demonstrate communication skills for building and maintaining healthy relationships. C Demonstrate attentive listening skills. C Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to enhance health. C Analyze the possible causes of conflict among youth in schools and communities. C Demonstrate strategies to manage conflict in healthy ways. C Demonstrate strategies for solving interpersonal problems without harming self or others. C Analyze how interpersonal communication affects relationships. C Demonstrate ways to communicate care, consideration, empathy, and respect for self and others. C Demonstrate attentive listening skills. C Demonstrate refusal, negotiation, and collaboration skills to avoid potentially harmful situations. C Analyze the possible causes of conflict in schools, families, and communities. C Demonstrate strategies used to prevent violence. Health Education Standards 10 Health Advocacy Content Standard 7: All students will demonstrate advocacy skills for enhanced personal, family, and community health. Elementary C Describe a variety of methods to convey accurate health information and ideas. C Express information and opinions about health issues in written and oral form. C Identify community agencies that advocate for healthy individuals, families, and communities. C Demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices. Middle School C Demonstrate the ability to access community agencies that advocate for healthy individuals, families, and communities. C Demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices. C Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with others to advocate for healthy individuals, families, and schools. C Express information and opinions about health issues. High School C Evaluate the effectiveness of communication methods for accurately expressing health information and ideas. C Demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices. C Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively with others to advocate for healthy individuals, families, and communities. C Express information and opinions about health issues. C Demonstrate the ability to adapt health messages and communication techniques to the characteristics of a particular audience. . HEALTH EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS AND BENCHMARKS July, 1998 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Health Education Standards 2 HEALTH EDUCATION . enhance health; and 7. demonstrate advocacy skills for enhanced personal, family, and community health. Health Education Standards 3 HEALTH EDUCATION CONTENT